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Nebraska Community Colleges Adjusting to Budget Cuts

Nebraska Community Colleges Adjusting to Budget Cuts

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The latest revenue estimate in Nebraska drops tax collections another fifty-five million dollars, which may mean more cuts in government spending.

Earlier cuts have already trickled downward. Dr Michael Chipps, President of Northeast Community College in Norfolk, says they have had to adjust…..

Chipps says they can adapt, but there could be consequences later…..

Chipps says community colleges are a important part of economic development in Nebraska….

Nebraska lawmakers are debating cuts to make up an almost one-billion-dollar hole in the next two year budget.

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